Over a year after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif submitted an unconditional apology in the parliament for his ‘sexist’ remarks against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari, he has now targeted another female member of the party, Firdous Ashiq Awan.

In an apparent reference to former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders joining the PTI lately, Asif tweeted: “While PM making history through personal example… Imran Khan collecting political garbage, taking party to gutters… pretending recycling of incyclable.”

While PM making history thru personal example..IK collecting political garbage,taking party to gutters..pretending recycling of incyclable

Targeting Mazari last year, the minister had pointed towards the PTI leader during a National Assembly session and said, “Someone make this tractor trolley keep quiet”, when she and other lawmakers protested against his speech on power outages during Ramazan.

Asif, who also holds the portfolio of water and power, ridiculed Mazari for her appearance and unusual voice. Surprisingly, he stubbornly refused to apologise for his unprecedented taunt. “I was heckled,” the angry minister said justifying his abusive comments. “It will be better if you first transform your masculine voice into a more feminine one,” Asif told Mazari during a water and power discussion in the National Assembly.